theguardian.com
Last scanned Jun 22, 2026
theguardian.com received 0 out of 100 in a WCAG 2.2 accessibility audit completed on June 22, 2026, indicating significant compliance gaps. No accessibility violations were identified during this audit. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. With 13 third-party requests from 2 vendors, the site may not meet GDPR and ePrivacy consent requirements.
WCAG AA
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WCAG 2.2 Score
10 pages scanned
0 issues found
WCAG 2.2 Score
10 pages scanned
0 issues found
WCAG 2.2 Score
10 pages scanned
0 issues found
Cookie Consent & Compliance
theguardian.com does not appear to use a consent management platform. With 13 third-party requests from 2 vendors and 7 cookies detected, the site may not be compliant with GDPR Article 6 and ePrivacy Directive Article 5(3) requirements for prior consent. Learn about cookie consent requirements.
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Third-Party Trackers
13 requests detected from 2 vendors — Google, Google LLC
Third-Party Trackers
13 requests detected from 2 vendors — Google, Google LLC
Analytics
0
Marketing
0
Necessary
3
Functional
0
Other
0
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | iframe | www.youtube-nocookie.com | |
| Essential | script | i.ytimg.com | |
| Essential | script | jnn-pa.googleapis.com | |
| Essential | script | www.gstatic.com | |
| Google LLC | Necessary | script | fonts.gstatic.com |
Cookies
7 cookies detected — 0 necessary, 0 analytics, 0 marketing
Cookies
7 cookies detected — 0 necessary, 0 analytics, 0 marketing
Total
7
Necessary
0
Functional
0
Analytics
0
Marketing
0
Unknown
7
| Name | Domain | Category | Provider | Expiry | Secure | HttpOnly | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bwid | .theguardian.com | Unknown | — | 363 d | ✓ | — | 1st |
| bwid_withoutSameSiteForIncompatibleClients | .theguardian.com | Unknown | — | 363 d | ✓ | ✓ | 1st |
| consentUUID | .theguardian.com | Unknown | — | 363 d | ✓ | — | 1st |
| gu_client_ab_tests | www.theguardian.com | Unknown | — | 28 d | — | — | 1st |
| GU_geo_country | www.theguardian.com | Unknown | — | Session | ✓ | — | 1st |
| GU_mvt_id | .theguardian.com | Unknown | — | 88 d | ✓ | — | 1st |
| gu_v2_mvt_id | www.theguardian.com | Unknown | — | 28 d | — | — | 1st |
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